SS STAAR Review

According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?

• The South

• The North

• The West

• All regions had equal amount of resources

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation NOT change the lives of enslaved people overnight?

• The Confederacy needed to pass a law first.

• Lincoln did not finish drafting it until 1865.

• It was voted down by Congress.

• There needed to be a clear Union victory.

Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War led the North to victory by taking advantage of which of the following?

• the discovery of gold

• population growth

• industrial manufacturing

• Native American knowledge

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

• Ban slavery

• Restore the Union

• Separate from the United States

• Make slavery legal everywhere

As the Civil War began, the South had the advantage of...

• superior military leadership

• enormous industrial capabilities

• a complex railroad network

• a large population

Disadvantages of the South during the Civil War included having a small navy, fewer railroads, and ______________.

• Lack of agricultural land

• larger population

• Inexperienced military leaders

• Lack of industries

Choose the best definition of the term "border state". A border state is a state . . .

• that had slaves but officially remained loyal to the United States.

• that was on the border between Canada and the United States.

• that was on the border between Mexico and the United States.

• that bordered one of the western territories.

Two inequalities experienced by black soldiers during the Civil War included:

• Not being paid at all and not receiving any uniforms

• Not being paid equally and not being allowed to become officers

• Being beaten and killed by their Generals

• Being forces into slavery in the North

The Union army gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of

• Antietam

• Appomattox

• Chancelorsville

• Vicksburg

Which Union "victory" in Maryland had 23,000 casulties, otherwise known as the "bloodiest day" of the war?

• Second Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Vicksburg